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anaconda
noun
an·a·con·da
ˌa-nə-ˈkän-də 
: a large semiaquatic constricting snake (Eunectes murinus) of the boa family of tropical South America that may reach a length of 30 feet (9.1 meters)
broadly
: any of the large constricting snakes
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Green anacondas are the world’s heaviest snakes, according to the UK’s Natural History Museum, which noted that the heaviest individual ever recorded weighed 227 kilograms (500 pounds).
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Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
Green anacondas average around 15 feet in length; reticulated pythons, meanwhile, have been known to regularly stretch beyond 20 feet, according to the Natural History Museum in London.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2024
New photos show largest anaconda ever recorded What happens if you get stung by a blue dragon?
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
According to Fry, the northern and southern green anacondas' diverged nearly 10 million years ago and differ genetically by 5.5%.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024
The meandering rivers have strong currents and teem with predators, including piranhas and anacondas.
—Longreads, 1 Feb. 2024
But today there are around 4,000 species of snakes, ranging in size from green anacondas that weigh more than adult gorillas to thread snakes that are lighter than a paperclip.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 2024
Now between the Beast and the Edge of Hell, Edgar is responsible for the care and feeding of two boa constrictors, three pythons, two anacondas and one alligator named Clamp.
—Robert Trussell, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
Think of the legal justice system like an anaconda.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2023
Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
Green anacondas average around 15 feet in length; reticulated pythons, meanwhile, have been known to regularly stretch beyond 20 feet, according to the Natural History Museum in London.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2024
New photos show largest anaconda ever recorded What happens if you get stung by a blue dragon?
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
According to Fry, the northern and southern green anacondas' diverged nearly 10 million years ago and differ genetically by 5.5%.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024
The meandering rivers have strong currents and teem with predators, including piranhas and anacondas.
—Longreads, 1 Feb. 2024
But today there are around 4,000 species of snakes, ranging in size from green anacondas that weigh more than adult gorillas to thread snakes that are lighter than a paperclip.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 2024
Now between the Beast and the Edge of Hell, Edgar is responsible for the care and feeding of two boa constrictors, three pythons, two anacondas and one alligator named Clamp.
—Robert Trussell, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
Think of the legal justice system like an anaconda.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2023
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anaconda
noun
an·a·con·da
ˌan-ə-ˈkän-də
: a large South American snake that crushes its prey in its coils
also
: any large snake that crushes its prey like an anaconda
Geographical Definition
Anaconda
geographical name
An·a·con·da
ˌa-nə-ˈkän-də
city in southwestern Montana that grew rapidly following the building of a copper-smelting plant in 1884 and expanded to contain one of the largest nonferrous production plants in the world population 9298
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